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Written Question
Refugees: Children
Monday 14th November 2016

Asked by: Lord Porter of Spalding (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding has been allocated to support unaccompanied children being resettled in the UK beyond 31 March 2017.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

In July 2016, we significantly increased the national rates of funding to local authorities taking responsibility for unaccompanied asylum seeking children. We will keep these arrangements under review, but we have no current plans to reduce the rates.

Written Question
Asylum: Children
Friday 4th November 2016

Asked by: Lord Porter of Spalding (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding has been allocated to local authorities to support unaccompanied children being resettled in the UK beyond 31 March 2017.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

In July 2016, we increased the national rate of funding to local authorities taking responsibility for unaccompanied asylum seeking children, from £34,675 to £41,610 a year for those aged under 16 and from £25,915 to £33,215 a year for those aged 16 or 17. We will keep these arrangements under review.